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Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt II

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Issues : Annotations in FEH

b. 122

composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt II

e tied in FE (→GE) & EE2(→EE3)

e repeated in EE1
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The missing tie of e may be an oversight of the engraver of EE1, corrected in EE2 (→EE3). However, it cannot be excluded that the omission of the tie was a decision of the reviser who considered the tie to be a mistake, noticing that Chopin could have written e as a semibreve, like in bar 116.
The dash visible in FEH before the 2nd e minim is perhaps related to the issue of sustaining it (as long as it conveys anything specific at all). Its authenticity and meaning are, however, unclear – one can interpret it as a strikethrough of the tie, which would mean a repetition of e, or a deletion of the tie and this minim, which would emphasise no repetition. In the face of these doubts, we do not include this mark. 

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Errors in EE , Annotations in FEH

b. 122

composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt II

Fingering written into FES

Fingering written into FEH

No fingering in FE (→GE)

Fingering in EE
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In the main text, we give the fingering of FES, written in pencil probably by Chopin and enhanced with ink by J. Stirling. The same fingering, marked with a different set of digits, is featured in FEH and EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Annotations in FES , Annotations in FEH

b. 122

composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt II

Fingering written into FES & FEH

No fingering in FE (→GE)

Fingering in EE
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In the main text, we include the fingering of FES, based almost certainly on Chopinesque indications. An identical fingering is featured also in FEH. This part of figuration was provided with fingering also by Fontana in EE; however, he suggested transferring the hand instead of a cross-over over the 1st finger. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Differences in fingering , Annotations in FES , Annotations in FEH